Wednesday, September 18, 2024

My Vampire Plus-One by Jenna Levine

 

My Vampire Plus-One by Jenna Levine
Publication Date: September 17th 2024 by Berkley 
Pages: 400
Source: Publisher 
Rating: 

My Thoughts:
Amelia needs a date for her cousin’s upcoming wedding. She’s worked hard to get to where she is in life with a career she loves (an accountant) and she isn’t searching for romance. However, she’s tired of the pitying glances and fielding her family’s questions about why she’s still single. An unexpected run in with Reginald Cleaves provides the perfect solution.
 
Reginald is running from The Collective, a vigilante vampire organization hunting him for a century old crime. He runs into Amelia, and she provides him a cover. Her proposition to play her boyfriend in all the events leading up to her cousin’s wedding is no imposition since he’s already fascinated by the organized and stunning CPA!
 
Reginald was a character! He cracked me up! Amelia was a sweetheart, too, and I loved these two together. I had to laugh at some of her cluelessness regarding the whole vampire thing. Loved the interactions between Amelia’s dad and Reggie.
 
My Vampire Plus-One was whacky and fun with a bit of danger, adding a bit of excitement! A pure delight!

4 Stars


Book Description:

Nothing sucks more than fake dating a vampire in this paranormal romantic comedy from the USA Today bestselling author of My Roommate Is a Vampire.

Amelia Collins is by definition successful. She would even go so far as to say successfully single. But not according to her family, and she’s tired of the constant questions about her nonexistent dating life. When an invitation to yet another family wedding arrives, she decides to get everyone off her back once and for all by finding someone–anyone–to pose as her date.

After a chance encounter with Reginald Cleaves, Amelia decides he’s perfect for her purposes. He’s a bit strange, but that’s fine; it’ll discourage tough questions from her family. (And it certainly doesn’t hurt that he’s very handsome.) For centuries-old vampire Reggie, posing as her plus-one sounds like the ultimate fun. And if it helps his ruse of pretending to be human, so much the better.

As Amelia and Reggie practice their fauxmance, it becomes clear that Reggie is as loyal to her as the day is long, and that Amelia’s first impressions could not have been more wrong. Suddenly, being in a real relationship with Reggie sounds pretty fang-tastic.


10 comments:

  1. Reginald sounds like a fun character. Fun supernatural fake date trope.

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  2. I really enjoyed this quirky read! I would have loved more scenes with Reggie and Amelia's dad!

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  3. So nice you enjoyed it. I don't seem to be reading many vampire books unless they are part of an urban fantasy.

    Anne - Books of My Heart

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  4. This sounds so fun! I'm looking forward to reading it next month. :D

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  5. Thanks for this review! It sounds delightful.

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  6. I really want to read this author, especially these vampire books. Thanks for sharing, great review!
    Lisa Loves Literature

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